So I finished hot-rodding my '96 Mexican Tele eBay spectacular last night hence my New Second Hand Fixer Upper Guitar Day. The story started in this thread (http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18350.0) but I thought it should come here now that the project's done. Sound clips and better photos to come. I'm really happy with how it all turned out, the Piledriver/MQ combination on this guitar kicks like a mule, which is just what I wanted; it's a seriously raucous beast.
This is the first time I've ever completely taken a guitar apart and rebuilt it from scratch including wiring a new loom. Normally I limit myself to just installing new pickups so this project was as much for me to learn as anything else. Here's a few pictures telling the story of its transformation:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/3812742916_1cde6e4182.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3812742916/in/set-72157622033583673/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3821631862_a86cf18e0d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3821631862/in/set-72157622033583673/)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3857307470_4f59549790.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3857307470/in/set-72157622033583673/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2667/3866867113_ff3ae66899.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3866867113/in/set-72157622033583673/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3866867689_cffc2fe581.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3866867689/in/set-72157622033583673/)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/3866866657_c4e9fd999e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_atrocity/3866866657/in/set-72157622033583673/)